MUSIC.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1360, 10 February 1912, Page 9

MUSIC.

(Bv Trkble Ct.r.p.) After Ton Years. At the conclusion of (he recent Liszt oentenary festival at [iudapcsl, Count /jichy, the president of tho committee, handed a sealed packet to (he liuivarian Academy of Music, with the request that it should bo opened only after (he expiration of ten years. Count Zichy stated that: the packet conl lins proofs' that a work attributed tn Liszt in which lliinffariau music is 'belittled as entirclv a product of the gipsies was really written by Liszt's friend, I'rinca Wirtgen--tein. As it excited much re.-cntinent in Hungary at Hie time, Hie composer's gallantly led him to tnke the odium of it up-Jii liiniself. It would, howev.-M-, be ii:;lisercet lo publish the documents naw. but avter ten years it may be expected that no one living could be pained by them. Count Zichy stated further that the papers when published would absolve Liszt from th-j charge of nnti-Scmilism which is soiiiotimes brought against him. A New Operatic Star. When MifiS Felice Lyne had her great success as Gilda in "Kigoletto" at Hammerstein's new London Optra House she was claimed in some r|uarters as an English girl, who had receiver! her training in America and on t:!io Continent. Thoss are the personal particulars of the new prima donna as published in a prominent New York paper: — "Felice Lyno has made a personal achievement at Hammerstcin's Opera House in London which tills h?r countrymen on this side of the Atlantic with patriotic pride. Mr. Ilammerstein's London venture has now become the assured .success which Americans have always found difficulty in attaining in the iiritish capital. The final certainly of this, however, was not reached until Felice Lyr.e appeared; her first rolo was Gilda in "Kigolc-lto.' Miss Lyne was born in Kansas City Iwenty-ono.years ago. Her family is ono in which everybody is an osteopathic physician—father, mother, grandmother, and aunt. Her present home is in Allentnwn, I'a., wh?n? .she began her vocal studies when :i young girl. Kour years ago she went lo P.iris io wort; with .lean d<- Kc-r-.ko, Mine. Jfar-clie-i. and d'Aubigne. Site pirsiMenlly declined oilers for light opera until' sir. , met Oscar llnmmerstein'a year ago. Miss Lyne refused b'lilcr into'a contrail: with him until she learned of his previously umlivnlged .London plans, and then she Hlinod a live-ye-ir aKr.'i-mcnl. Last yrar she succeeded Supine lirandt in the fending roln in 'linns, the l-"iuie I , layer.' Her London appvanince has brought, hc-r notir;s in which her iianie is eatipkrl with ! I'atti's and Tetrozzini'a becausc of tiia wonder of her voice. Then, too, her great ! per.'oml beauty und slomler |;irlishne.-,s give her a place by herself umong the world's cokir.'iturp f.'.ipi'nnos." This is how the London "Era" chronicled Miss I.yne's appearance in "Lucia di Lammeniioor":— "Usually in this opera, the prima donna is the only great artist in (he. wist, but oporagoars are awaking to the fact that in Mr. Orville. Harrold we have the finest English-speaking tenor for many a long yenr. The opera was sung in Italian. .Miss t-'elice Lyne miule so cli.inuiiia and dainty I a Lucia, that she iiiight have stepped I from tho pages of Sir Walter Sc.;(!'s beautiful romauc-j. II! i.otii-i-, the mu-ii- was I'xe.uUitcly snug, and ii was a rcil mii-i----cal ji>y lo lisu-ii to tin- lnvlv ruuiid lr!l-like nifc- uf Mi.s Lysit-'s voice. The duet in Uw tiist at-i went admirablv i.iv Mr. Harrold did nut >pare himself, „„,! liis teivfii! singing Icnl conviction even tu such a part us Kdu'ardo. Alter the mad sci"i:c\ wliich «;ij brilli-iiiflv sung the house rang with the applaii-e. and the .vviiilhl'ul prima donna 1. id to repeat tl> ■ latter part, and. nlii-u call!,! ls--j-..i-t> Oncurlaiu many times, lh:-ic a great divjilay i.f eulliii-iasni. Notes. A genlleiiiaii in Copenhagen lias writiiMi a l.t-.H-hiii-c upon the siiliji-cl uf Ksquimaux music. A large number of native meiodies ;ire included and Hie volume makes interesting reading. Doubtless the work include- such songs as "The Wail of the Whale. Plie Peel of the Seal," "The liear Scare." : ,ml so en. Coii.-idiiiible importance is attached in the Paris Cons.rv.itmre (.1 the study of the puiiuv.i,.n iiisli-iiim-ni.-. It must be remembeivil that liolli Ma-M-nel and d'lndy have hinl c:iiisid.-r;ible experience' in this important branch i:f uiclie.slral study. Every kiud el' ilrmii, >.ymVial, otx., that can bo imagined u incnidodi J